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Northrop Grumman Electrical Engineer Salary

Northrop Grumman's 75 open roles for electrical engineers post a median $133k/yr, typically $119k–$229k/yr, from 75 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Northrop Grumman role
median $130k/yr
Northrop Grumman's electrical engineers: 2% above it
Electrical engineers at every space company
median $157k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 15% below it
All US electrical engineers, May 2025
median $121k/yr
Northrop Grumman's postings: 10% above it
Highest posted top
$289k/yr
Space Sr. Staff Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer

Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.

Northrop Grumman electrical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op2Too few figures
Entry, associate or level I2Too few figures
Level II10$104k/yr$97.2k–$138k/yr
Level III20$136k/yr$123k–$172k/yr
Level IV and above6$210k/yr$184k–$272k/yr
Staff6$191k/yr$191k–$277k/yr
Principal or fellow25$133k/yr$123k–$184k/yr
Manager2Too few figures
Title names no level2Too few figures

A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.

Where Northrop Grumman hires electrical engineers

  • Chandler, AZ20 roles, median $123k/yr
  • Dulles, VA12 roles, median $143k/yr
  • Gilbert, AZ9 roles, median $123k/yr
  • Colorado Springs, CO6 roles, median $156k/yr
  • Melbourne, FL5 roles, median $123k/yr
  • Redondo Beach, CA5 roles, median $143k/yr
  • Linthicum, MD3 roles, median $150k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL2 roles
  • Rolling Meadows, IL2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for electrical engineers

How much does Northrop Grumman pay electrical engineers?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for electrical engineers post a median $133k/yr, typically $119k–$229k/yr, from 75 distinct pay figures in 75 of its 75 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $289k/yr, for Space Sr. Staff Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer.

What does Northrop Grumman pay electrical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $104k/yr (10 roles); level III: a median $136k/yr (20 roles); level IV and above: a median $210k/yr (6 roles); staff: a median $191k/yr (6 roles); principal or fellow: a median $133k/yr (25 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Northrop Grumman pay electrical engineers more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $133k/yr, is 15% below the $157k/yr median of the 1,548 open roles for electrical engineers at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do electrical engineers earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for electrical engineers post a median $133k/yr, 2% above the $130k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Northrop Grumman salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Northrop Grumman's pay for electrical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electrical engineers at $121k/yr (May 2025); Northrop Grumman's posted median, $133k/yr, is 10% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.

Where does Northrop Grumman hire electrical engineers?

Its open roles for electrical engineers are in Chandler, AZ (20), Dulles, VA (12), Gilbert, AZ (9), Colorado Springs, CO (6) and Melbourne, FL (5). By place, they post a median of $123k/yr in Chandler, AZ, $143k/yr in Dulles, VA and $123k/yr in Gilbert, AZ.